Bristol, PA: 1913. Letter from Charles E. Scott, cashier of the Farmers National Bank of Bucks County, concerning an article written by Edward Biddle about the bank's architecture. "The only alteration of the interior was the conversion of the river front parlor into a banking room. A country director several... Read More

Architectural Drawing by Hugh Casson to Photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt. This drawing, presented to the photographer,was done at an interesting time: Casson, an architect who had spent the war in the Camouflage Service had become Architecture Director for the successful 1951 Festival of Britain, and on the date of this drawing... Read More

St. Paul’s Cathedral Copy

London: Printed for Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Manor, and Jones …, and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown …, 1818. Later edition, greatly expanded, issued in 6 parts to subscribers. St. Paul’s Cathedral Copy. An important edition, edited by Ellis, of Dugdale’s classic, first published on 1658 and numerous times after... Read More

Clayton: The Frick Family Home

[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]: n.d. [after 1891]. Clayton: The Frick Family Home. "Henry Clay Frick and his wife, Adelaide Howard Childs, purchased Clayton in August 1882 for $25,000. At the time the house was considerably smaller, an 11-room, Italianate-style building on a 1.43-acre parcel of land. The home fronted Penn Avenue in... Read More

1915. "Alfred M. Githens was born in Philadelphia and attended the Episcopal Academy before receiving his B.S. in Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania in 1896. He then attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts while working as a draftsman for Cope & Stewardson during the years 1896-1901. In... Read More

Presentation Copy to His Wife

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. First edition. Presentation Copy to His Wife. Inscribed by the author and famous New York architect (1884-1972) on the flyleaf, to his wife, Beatrice [Sulzberger] Kahn:"To Beatrice - a fine design "Ely Kahn"A unique association copy of an important - and very personal -... Read More

Paris: Librairie Générale de l’Architecture … Ducher & Cie, 1875. First edition.A photographic tour of Chateau de Blois by Séraphin-Médéric Mieusement, a noted French photographer of architectural views. The photographs are reproduced in Woodburytype, a process celebrated for its permanence and clarity. Chateau de Blois was the home of... Read More

New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1926. Pennell, Joseph.From a limited edition of 350 copies signed by Elizabeth Pennell. Prospectus loosely inserted.A beautiful copy of this book that often comes in poor condition.Read More

A Rare Anthology of Late Baroque Bolognese Designer

[Bologna?]: 1783. First edition. A Rare Anthology of Late Baroque Bolognese Designer. A very rare pattern book, being an anthology of late Baroque designs by (principally) Bolognesses artists, architects, and designers, compiled and engraved by Panfili (1723-1812) for the use of young designers. After completing work in Fermo notably for... Read More